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27 July 2018Russia Promises UN to End Prison TortureRussia will prosecute perpetrators of torture in its prisons, including guards caught on video beating an inmate that has led to a public ...
Posted 27 Jul 2018, 14:41 by Rights in Russia

Rights Groups in Russia

Team 29: What's worth remembering2 November 2018Hi,
this is Kolya Ovchinnikov. Recently I have been experiencing some problems with
my memory - I sometimes confuse my colleagues' names and forget important
things. But I ...
Posted 17 Nov 2018, 01:02 by Rights in Russia

HRO.org in English

Memorial after Arseny Roginsky1 February 2018Source: HRO.orgThe death of Arseny Roginsky is a huge loss for Memorial. He was not only the chair of the board of the International Memorial ...
Posted 8 Feb 2018, 06:39 by Rights in Russia